Ann Arbor Blues Festival Vol. 1+2
Ann Arbor Blues Festival Vol. 1+2 (Third Man Records). Review by James Mann.
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2018 Bourbon & Beyond Festival
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Johnny Winter
Step Back (Megaforce Records). Review by James Mann.
Chelsea Wolfe
Apokalypsis (Pendu Sound). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Iceberg Slim
Reflections (Uproar). Review by Scott Adams.
TV Party: The Everything for Sale Show
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Charlie Pickett And…
Bar Band Americanus: The Best of Charlie Pickett And… (Bloodshot Records). Review by James Mann.
Moreland & Arbuckle
1861 (Northern Blues). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Helena Espvall & Masaki Batoh
Helena Espvall & Masaki Batoh (Drag City). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The White Stripes
Playing their first North American show in support of their latest release, The White Stripes draw a crowd in the tens of thousands for their closing performance on the first night of Atlanta’s annual Music Midtown Festival, and Jen Cray gets to scratch out the top name on her list.
Liz Janes
Poison & Snakes (Asthmatic Kitty). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Rory Block
Last Fair Deal (Telarc). Review by James Mann.
John Mellencamp
Trouble No More (Columbia). Review by Matt Cibula.
Alan Lomax 1915-2002
America’s foremost ethnomusicologist and folklorist, Alan Lomax, passed away July 19. David Whited offers a small tribute to the man’s enormous legacy.
Down the Dirt Road
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